41.   That fall led to bloated inventories and rock-bottom prices that hurt Infineon and rivals such as Toshiba Corp. and Micron Technology Inc.

42.   The Economic Daily recommended closing more small mines and factories, saying they were largely to blame for bloated inventories.

43.   U.S. sales by major domestic automakers have slid for six consecutive months, prompting them to slow production to trim bloated inventories.